Articles filed under Illinois
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Sheriff: 3 killed in central Illinois single-vehicle crashMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - CANTON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in central Illinois say three people were killed when a vehicle left a roadway and crashed into a lake. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports...
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Illinois Academic Senate backs push to increase diversityMay 02, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois' Academic Senate is endorsing a push to increase the number of black students enrolled in the school. A resolution approve...
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9K mussels to help clean DuPage River in IllinoisMay 01, 2017 7:00 am - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - County forest preserve officials plan to release 9,000 mussels into the DuPage River in the hopes of bolstering the existing population and keepi...
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Illinois Audubon Society to open new wildlife sanctuaryMay 01, 2017 7:00 am - AMBOY, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Audubon Society is nearly doubling its preservation efforts in northern Illinois with the purchase of nearly 400 acres of wetlands. Sauk ...
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Urbana man gets 90-year sentence for holdup, gunplayMay 01, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois man received a total of 90 years in prison for an armed robbery and subsequently firing his gun in the direction of Champaign Coun...
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Missouri authorities probe Iowa student's death at resortMay 01, 2017 7:00 am - CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the weekend death of a University of Iowa freshman who was found unresponsive in a lakeside resort motel in in centra...
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Diana Rauner launches newborn home-visit programMay 01, 2017 7:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner has launched a newborn support program. The pilot home-visit program is called Illinois Family Connects. It is adm...
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Ill. farmers must wait to see how much damage rain causedMay 01, 2017 7:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - The weekend downpour didn't do farmers in central Illinois any favors. Farmers and those who track farming in the region say that they are still ass...
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Editorial: Cut the number of judges in primary electionsApr 30, 2017 11:00 pm - If you never noticed that your precinct had five election judges sitting there for a primary election, it may be because you were among the 85 percent of voters who didn...
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University of Illinois bells silent during $160,000 repairsApr 30, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The bells at the University of Illinois are now silent as its tower undergoes more than $160,000 in repairs. The goal is to resume the Altgeld Chimes...